Accidental (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
  2. nonessential; incidental; subsidiary: accidental benefits.
  3. relating to or indicating sharps, flats, or naturals.
noun
  1. a nonessential or subsidiary circumstance, characteristic, or feature.
  2. a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.
adjective
  1. occurring by chance, unexpectedly, or unintentionally
  2. nonessential; incidental
  3. denoting sharps, flats, or naturals that are not in the key signature of a piece
  4. (of a property) not essential; contingent
noun
  1. an incidental, nonessential, or supplementary circumstance, factor, or attribute
  2. a symbol denoting a sharp, flat, or natural that is not a part of the key signature
Accidental (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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